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<p n="678">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ243">Right Honourable</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_occ243" type="occupation" value="Right Honourable"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n678-1">William Nash</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_n678-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ244">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_occ244" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Lord Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo440">City of London</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_geo440" type="placeName" value="City of London"></interp>
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and to the Worshipful<lb></lb>
the Aldermen his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ245">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the same City at their General Quarter Session of<lb></lb>
the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="679">The Humble Petition of the Master<lb></lb>
Wardens and Society of Innholders of the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo441">London</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_geo441" type="placeName" value="London"></interp>
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on behalf of themselves and the rest<lb></lb>
of the Consumers of Oats within the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo442">City of London</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_geo442" type="placeName" value="City of London"></interp>
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and the Liberties thereof</p>
<p n="680"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That for several Months past <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo443">the common</rs>
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Market<lb></lb>
price of Midling English Oats at the New Corn Market in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo444">Mark Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_geo444" type="placeName" value="Mark Lane"></interp>
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hasexceeded the Sum of Sixteen Shillings<lb></lb>
the Quarter the Continuance whereof your Petitioners<lb></lb>
apprehend must prove very detrimental to the City of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo445">London</rs>
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in General and to your Petitioners in particular</p>
<p n="681">That your Petitioners are ready to make the Truth<lb></lb>
hereof appear, and to prove the same in such manner as<lb></lb>
by the Statutes in that behalf is required</p>
<p n="682">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
pray that this Honourable Court will<lb></lb>
take their Case into Consideration, and<lb></lb>
proceed to examine and Determine the<lb></lb>
common Market Price of Midling English<lb></lb>
Oats as the same is now and hath been<lb></lb>
lately bought and sold in the Markets of<lb></lb>
this City and to Certify the same to his<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo446">Majesty'</rs>
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s Chief Officer and Collector of<lb></lb>
the Customs in such manner as by the<lb></lb>
Statutes in this behalf is required</p>
<p n="683">And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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